The one you have photographed, and the one on flickr, are larval forms of the ladybug, just like when a catepillar becomes a butterfly, the ladybugs also have a larval stage in their life cycle which crawl around and look very different to the adult form.

@dane The one you have photographed and the one on flickr are larval forms of the ladybug, just like when a catepillar becomes a butterfly, the ladybugs also have larvae which crawl around and look very different to the adult form. enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/Ladybug.shtml
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rg255Jul 1 '13 at 8:24